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Actually I think you'll find that the EULA you have to agree to at the start of installing XP (both retail & OEM) states that MS is in effect simply allowing you to use their product, i.e. you pay £100+ for the pleasure of borrowing the disc indefinitely from them and that the licence is non-transferable to other individuals. Of course stating this in the EULA and policing it are two totally different things